Eases digestion and reduces flatulence; soothes urinary tract infections and dental infections; offers antiseptic and bactericidal properties. It is used as a valuable flavoring agent in the culinary and food industry. This plant is used as a valuable flavoring agent in the culinary and food industry. This plant is used in fold medicine, in stomachic and carminative remedies, and for the treatment of digestive disease.
Laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree. It is native to the Mediterranean region, but now is widely cultivated in other regions of the world. Laurus nobilis grows 6-18 m tall. Its leaves are dull and leathery and about 7.5-10 cm long, the leaf edges are yellowish or greenish white, and its fruit is a green, purple or blackish berry, that containsone seed.